How The University of Montana's Financial Aid Changes

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

The following table and chart show the trends of financial aid for all undergraduate students at The University of Montana since 2013.

For that period, the average number of students who received grants aid/scholarships is 6,388, which is 69.78 % of all undergraduate students. 4,641 students which is 48.78% of undergraduate students received federal student loans and the average loan amount is $7,381.

Year	Grant or Scholarship^*		Pell Grants		Federal Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	7,503 (61%)	$5,036	4,660 (38%)	$4,556	6,528 (53%)	$7,387
2014-15	7,332 (63%)	$4,893	4,231 (36%)	$4,272	6,005 (51%)	$7,299
2015-16	6,757 (63%)	$4,956	3,906 (36%)	$4,369	5,494 (51%)	$7,368
2016-17	5,973 (59%)	$5,106	3,401 (34%)	$4,262	4,938 (49%)	$7,303
2017-18	5,756 (62%)	$5,597	3,339 (36%)	$4,539	4,692 (50%)	$7,443
2018-19	5,226 (63%)	$6,030	2,972 (36%)	$4,549	4,114 (50%)	$7,451
2019-20	5,165 (67%)	$6,120	2,636 (34%)	$4,678	3,714 (48%)	$7,394
2020-21	6,312 (91%)	$5,165	2,170 (31%)	$4,686	3,062 (44%)	$7,475
2021-22	7,472 (99%)	$4,841	2,322 (31%)	$4,551	3,218 (43%)	$7,307
Average	6,388 (69.78%)	$5,305	3,293 (34.67%)	$4,496	4,641 (48.78%)	$7,381

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time

Overview

For the last 10 years, on average, 1,211 (80.44 % of students) received grants or scholarships and its average amount is $5,704. It can cover 18.04% of tuition & fees ($31,622) based on out-of-state rate.

In addition, 801 (52.56 % of students) students get helped from the students loans (average amount : $6,170).

Year	Grants or Scholarships^*		Student Loans
Year	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent^**)	Average Amount
2013-14	1,520 (85%)	$5,011	960 (54%)	$6,120
2014-15	1,433 (76%)	$5,040	1,061 (56%)	$6,225
2015-16	1,211 (74%)	$4,825	883 (54%)	$6,109
2016-17	1,046 (70%)	$5,404	831 (56%)	$6,176
2017-18	1,127 (72%)	$6,057	890 (57%)	$6,104
2018-19	1,021 (74%)	$6,685	694 (51%)	$5,978
2019-20	1,004 (76%)	$6,328	704 (53%)	$5,953
2020-21	1,063 (97%)	$6,340	493 (45%)	$6,530
2021-22	1,475 (100%)	$5,645	689 (47%)	$6,337
Average	1,211 (80.44%)	$5,704	801 (52.56%)	$6,170

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students.

Grants/Scholarship

The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time. For the last 10 years, on average, 540 (35.56 % of students) received Pell (federal) grants and its average amount is $4,673.

In addition, 119 students received State/local government grants/scholarships (8.29 % of students).

Year	Federal (Pell) Grants		Other Federal		State/Local government		Institutional
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	666 (37%)	$4,450	103 (6%)	$495	159 (9%)	$1,290	1,186 (67%)	$3,708
2014-15	709 (38%)	$4,527	138 (7%)	$860	152 (8%)	$1,403	991 (53%)	$3,713
2015-16	629 (39%)	$4,421	93 (6%)	$544	77 (5%)	$1,391	854 (52%)	$3,401
2016-17	511 (34%)	$4,424	112 (8%)	$833	71 (5%)	$1,049	713 (48%)	$4,523
2017-18	586 (38%)	$4,704	113 (7%)	$613	-	-	765 (49%)	$5,229
2018-19	525 (38%)	$4,875	135 (10%)	$728	-	-	750 (55%)	$5,557
2019-20	429 (33%)	$4,801	296 (22%)	$1,052	36 (3%)	$3,053	865 (66%)	$4,477
2020-21	351 (32%)	$4,987	954 (87%)	$792	215 (20%)	$2,799	752 (69%)	$4,829
2021-22	452 (31%)	$4,872	1,466 (99%)	$1,165	122 (8%)	$3,199	759 (51%)	$5,305
Average	540 (35.56%)	$4,673	379 (28.00%)	$787	119 (8.29%)	$2,026	848 (56.67%)	$4,527

^*Grant or scholarship aid includes aid received, from the federal government, state or local government, the institution, and other sources known by the institution.

^**percentage of number of students receiving aids among all undergraduate students..

Student Loans

The following table describes number of students and average amount of loans by loan type. The following table shows the trends of grants or scholarships over time.

For the last 10 years, on average, 801 (52.56 % of students) get any students loan help and its average loan amount is $801.

Year	Total		Federal student loans		Other student loans
Year	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount	Number Received (percent)	Average Amount
2013-14	960 (54%)	$6,120	958 (54%)	$5,733	37 (2%)	$10,343
2014-15	1,061 (56%)	$6,225	1,051 (56%)	$5,828	42 (2%)	$11,407
2015-16	883 (54%)	$6,109	877 (54%)	$5,670	37 (2%)	$11,405
2016-17	831 (56%)	$6,176	823 (55%)	$5,552	43 (3%)	$13,074
2017-18	890 (57%)	$6,104	885 (57%)	$5,556	39 (3%)	$13,218
2018-19	694 (51%)	$5,978	685 (50%)	$5,383	42 (3%)	$10,985
2019-20	704 (53%)	$5,953	693 (53%)	$5,271	42 (3%)	$12,817
2020-21	493 (45%)	$6,530	482 (44%)	$5,401	47 (4%)	$13,104
2021-22	689 (47%)	$6,337	682 (46%)	$5,290	48 (3%)	$15,811
Average	801 (52.56%)	$6,170	793 (52.11%)	$5,520	42 (2.78%)	$12,463

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Scholarships, Grants, and Loan Trends at The University of Montana

All Undergraduate Students Financial Aid Over Time

Freshmen (First-time, Full-time Undergraduate) Financial Aid Over Time